BEADED HERON

4-06-08

 

I mostly sleep and push the morphine machine button.  I thought I was sleepy because of the drugs and the surgery but it turns out my blood is very low and instead of getting better it is getting worse.  No wonder I was too weak yesterday to consider trying to walk. 

 

Actually, I was so groggy I barely remember them telling me I needed a blood transfusion or things could go horribly wrong if my blood goes lower.  Well dyam!  For my last hip replacement I went through the trouble to store some of my blood in case I might need it.  That surgery was so much bigger and I didn't need the blood so this time I didn't bother.  It is kind of unnerving having someone else's blood drained into your body while you lay there but by the time the second bag went in I was much more awake.  I joked that they were going to turn me into a vampire.  :-)

 

They wouldn't let me try walking yet though, I had to wait another day yet.  As long a this didn't interfere with my going home tomorrow I am OK with that.   Once I had the transfusions I felt better enough I could actually picture me getting up and walking and being able to go home!

 

The pain was still bad though and althoughit wasn't any less I started going without the morphine machine.  After all, I coudn't take the machine home with me so it was time to toughen up!